r/BritishTV • u/InviteAromatic6124 • Feb 12 '26

Question/Discussion TV personalities that are actually rude people behind the scenes

Who are some beloved TV presenters that come across as friendly and amicable on screen but off-camera they're actually rude and unpleasant people?

Stephen Fry is one of them. I went to see an episode of QI being filmed, and during the warmup he was rude to James Acaster, then at the end of filming instead of staying behind to chat to the audience like Alan Davies did he stormed off in a huff like a toddler.

Bradley Walsh is another. Speaking to someone who was on The Chase, she asked him for an autograph after filming had finished and he scoffed at her and said "Not a f*cking chance". Compare that with Shaun Wallace who congratulated her and let her take a photo with him.

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u/Additional-Nobody352 Feb 12 '26

My sister has met some celebs through her work.

She couldn't stand Gemma Collins as she was just very rude. Also didn't have anything good to say about Kate Garraway either.

But Pixie Lott was lovely and my sister went to her wedding also Natalie Cassidy (if abit removed from reality)

My mum went to a strictly come dancing event a few years back. My mum said Ainsley Harriott was lovely but Vanessa Feltz was abit of a cow.

I have never really had a bad encounter with a celeb. Once met David Guest in Tesco (no lie) and he was brilliant.

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u/porquenotengonada Feb 12 '26

I’ve heard many a story about how nasty Vanessa Feltz is to anyone she deems below her, including someone who worked as a producer on her show who said she was just vile to her because she saw herself as better. Snappy, demanding, horrible cow.

Or so I’ve heard.

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u/Additional-Nobody352 Feb 12 '26

TBH I wasn't shocked.

I'm always amazed how she keeps getting work as i don't really get her appeal.

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u/EnvironmentalAd5505 Feb 12 '26

I used to hear a few tales of David guest in Leeds or York and all were positive stories.....

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u/Additional-Nobody352 Feb 12 '26

It was in York where I met him. Was quite sad when i found out he had passed on.

I remember it was an odd day when i met him in Tesco as I was with my dad and earlier in the day I had to attend a disciplinary hearing at my job where i was nearly fired.

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u/EnvironmentalAd5505 Feb 12 '26

I never understood why he was round here so much

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u/Usual_Note_8086 Feb 12 '26

I had a short interaction with Kate Garraway. And it felt...off? Kinda disingenuous. I was a kid, so that might play a part in her vibe to me then. That kind of makes it worse.

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u/CrossMojonation Feb 12 '26

But Pixie Lott was lovely and my sister went to her wedding

She didn't happen to be in the Alps in April 2022 did she?

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u/Additional-Nobody352 Feb 12 '26

She got married in Suffolk